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Lifetime console sales now stand at 6.17m since launch
Read More »Nintendo posts third year of losses as Wii U misses targets, expects machine to increase sales in year ahead
Wii U fell just short of Nintendo’s already reduced sales forecasts in Nintendo’s last financial year, leading to a third straight annual loss for the firm. In 2010 Nintendo posted its first ever annual loss, but a repeat in 2013 and yet again in its most recent year makes for …
Read More »Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare platforms confirmed; Sledgehammer not making PS3 and 360 versions
The next Call of Duty won’t be released on Wii U, it seems. Amazon listings confirm Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare for PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC but not for Nintendo’s machine. We already knew the game will be released on November 4th. "Call of Duty: Advanced …
Read More »Ubisoft ‘fully focused’ on Watch Dogs Wii U port
With Watch Dogs ready to launch on all other platforms, Ubisoft Romania says it’s now shifting its focus on the Wii U edition of the game. Speaking with Red Bull, creative director Jonathan Morin said the team had been distracted by other tasks but revealed development of the Wii U …
Read More »New Nintendo hardware for E3, reports claim
(UPDATE: Nintendo has denied the reports to both CVG and Videogamer, with a rep telling the latter:"I can confirm Nintendo is not revealing any hardware at this year’s E3".) Two sources online have claimed that Nintendo will announce some sort of new hardware at E3 – the same thing that …
Read More »Mario Kart 8 Wii U (including extra game) is £200 at Tesco
A Premium Wii U with two games for 200 is exactly what Nintendo should be talking about. And that’s what is available right now from Tesco for those who use a (likely limited time) discount code. Tesco Direct is offering the Mario Kart 8 Premium Wii U bundle for 219.99. …
Read More »Stealth Inc 2 dev: Iwata sets indie development milestones personally
(UPDATE:Curve has contacted MCV to say that while the quotes below are accurate they reference the Nintendo published Fluidity. "It’s misleading as why all our quotes are correct, they’re a little out of context – we were talking about Iwata’s involvement in the creation of Fluidity, a game we released …
Read More »Wii U gets a new third party exclusive title
Well, this isn’t something that happens every day – Nintendo has signed an exclusive third party title for Wii U. The game in question is Stealth Inc 2 from Curve Studios which has traditionally been one of PlayStation’s most prolific digital indie publishers, having previously released Thomas Was Alone, Proteus, …
Read More »Free Wii U game offered with Mario Kart 8
Nintendo is offering a free game from a selection of ten to anyone who buys and registers a copy of Mario Kart 8 Limited Edition. The ten available titles are: – Nintendo Land– New Super Mario Bros. U– Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Wii U version)– Game & Wario– Pikmin 3– …
Read More »Nintendo plans year-long Mario Kart 8 marketing campaign
Nintendo’s marketing campaign for Mario Kart 8 will run until the end of the year, the firm says. It is already underway with a social media programme designed to get gamers nostalgic about classic Mario Kart moments. This will lead into a launch campaign, which includes online and TV activity …
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